Gun-sight



PATENTED FEB. 23, 1904.

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GUN SIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31, 1903.

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No. 752,962. PATENTED FEB. 23, 1904.

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GUN'SIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.'31, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented. February 23, 1904.

HENRY (J. EBY, OF J OLLEY, IOWA.

GUN-SIGHT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 752,962, dated February 23, 1904.

Application filed August 31, 1903. Serial No. 171,421. (No model.)

T0 0; whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. EBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jolley, in the county of Calhoun and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gun-Sights; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to gun-sights; and it consists of certain novel features of construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, my prime object being to provide adjustable means for use in sighting a gun whereby various kinds of game may be secured under varying conditions.

A further object of my invention is to so construct the several parts that they will be readily interchangeable and adjustable.

Another object is to provide means whereby a person may instantly make the proper lead to intercept the game when moving or flying to the right or the left.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 shows aperspective view of my invention complete as applied to use upon a double-barrel gun. Fig. 2shows a perspective detail View of my improved sight on an enlarged scale from that presented in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a part of my gun-sight separated from the anchoring or body portion thereof. Fig. 4 shows one of the two complementary members comprising the body portion of my gunsight. Fig. 5 shows another form of adjustment of the sights proper relative to the arm carrying the same. Figs. 6 and 7 are perspective views showing still another form of sight attached to a double and a single barrel gun, respectively. Fig. 8 is a perspective View thereof on an enlarged scale. Fig. 9 shows one of the members, partly in section. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of one of the parts thereof, while Fig. 11 is a perspective view of still another form of adjustment for the sights.

For convenience of reference to the details of my invention numerals will be employed, the same numeral applying to a corresponding part throughout the several views.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings, 1 shows a gun of the usual or any preferred construction or variety, it being understood that my attachment will be found equally reliable and eflicient whether used in connection with a double-barrel gun or a single-barrel, as

will be hereinafter more clearly obvious.

Near the outer end of the barrels I secure my improved gun-sight, as by entering the ends of the barrels between the members 2 and 3, which are substantially alike except that they present upon their insides right and left curved faces. The lower ends of said members 2 and 3 are provided with suitable seats 4 and 4, respectively, said seats being in turn provided with registering apertures 4, one of which is threaded. In order to draw said members toward each other, I provide a clamping-bolt 5, the outer end of which is threaded and adapted to pass freely through the smooth aperture 4 in the seat 4 and engage the threaded aperture in the seat 4 said bolt having its opposite end provided with a head, whereby said bolt may be freely turned and the members 2 and 3 drawn together and clamped tightly upon the gun-barrels.

Each of the members 2 and 3 is provided upon its outer periphery with the bracket or extension 6, and in the upper end of said bracket I form a vertically-disposed aperture adapted to receive the depending stem 7 of the adjustable arm 8.

yards. Therefore it would be necessary to IOO will fly directly in the path of the shot. On

the other hand, a teal duck travels four feet in its flight while the shot travels thirty yards. It will therefore be necessary to give the gun a lead of four feet in order to have the shot directly intercept the bird in its flight, and to this end the adjustable arm 8 is provided with a plurality of sights or points 9, said sights being so adjusted on said arm that the proper lead may be quickly and easily attained by bringing one of the sights 9 to bear upon the moving object, the line of vision being taken from the same position from the breech of the gun aswhen the gun sight proper is being used, and if the huntsman is conversant with the rapidity of the movement of the game at which he is shooting it is an easy matter to give the gun the proper lead.

The members 2 and 3 are of proper extent to leave an open space between them, such open space being occupied by the gun-sight usually placed at the end of the barrels, thus enabling my attachment to be secured in position without in any wise necessitating a change of construction or arrangement of parts of a gun whether of a single or double barrel pattern.

For convenient manipulation of the bolt 5 the head 10 thereof may be milled or otherwise neatly finished, as will be readily understood, and in order to accurately adjust the position of the arms 8 relative to the plane of the gun-barrels, and thereby so secure said arms that they will lie at right angles to said plane, I'provide the set-screws 11. In some instances, however, the stems 7 may be made angular in cross-section to fit a correspondingly-shaped aperture in the seats or brackets 6, and it is therefore obvious that if said apertures are properly formed in said seats the arms will be accurately disposed, and I therefore reserve the right to employ either form olfflconstruction which I may find most desira e.

If the stems 7 are formed angular, the arms 8 may be readily adjusted by lifting said stem out of its seat and moving the arm to the desired point and again inserting the stem.

The object in providing an adjustability for the arms 8 is not only to enable said arms to be truly adjusted in the proper position for shooting, but that said arms may be readily swung around parallel with the gun-barrels, it being obvious that when the stem 7 is round in cross-section the set-screws 11 should be released to permit said stem to turn sufficiently to bring the arms in the desired position, when the set-screw may again be turned home against the stem. The set -screw 11 therefore is designed to lock the arms either in their operative position or when folded against the barrels.

The object in folding the arms 8 in contact with the gun-barrels is to reliably dispose them out of the way, as when the gun is placed in its casing. The locking-bolt 5 will very securely hold the members 2 and 3 in tight engagement with the gun-barrels to prevent casual slipping thereof, it being understood that said members should be so adjusted as to dispose the arms parallel with the plane exltending transversely through the gun-barre s.

From the foregoing description my entire gun-sight attachment may be readily removed by reversely turning the bolt 5, permitting the members 2 and 3 to he slipped off the end of the gun, though ordinarily my attachment is designed to be permanently secured in place and the arms 8 folded against the barrels until it is desired to use the gun.

In Fig. 5 I have shown another form of construetion for the arms 8 and the sights 9 carried thereby, inasmuch as it will be seen that the sights are in said view of the drawings shown to be adjustable relative to the arms, inasmuch as the sights are rigidly secured to and carried by the collar-sections 12, which are held in an adjusted position upon the arm by the set-screws 13. It is therefore clear that the position of the sights 9 may be quickly changed from any point upon said arm. In some instances I also form the arm 8 upon its lower side and near its point of union with the stem 7 with a depending rib 14, which is designed to fit in a corresponding groove or recess 15 in a contiguous part of the seat or bracket 6, it being understood that a recess 16, extending at right angles, may also be provided, the object being to so locate each recess that the rib 14 will be received whether the arm is extended at right angles to the gunbarrel or parallel therewith.

As shown more clearly in Figs. 6 to 10, inclusive, the set-screws 11 may be entirely dispensed with, and in lieu thereof I provide a I spring 17, which is designed to surround the depending stem 7 and is held thereon by means of a screw 18, taking into the lower end of the stem 7. The aperture in the bracket 6 is enlarged the major portion ofits length to receive the spring, a ledge 19 being thus formed at the upper end of said orifice, against which one end of the spring 17 bears. It will thus be seen that when it is desired to move the arms 8 parallel with the barrels it is only necessary to raise said arms until the depending rib 14 becomes disengaged from the groove 15, when it may be swung around parallel with the barrels and released, when the spring will draw said arms downwardly and the rib 14 into engagement with the notch 16, and thus securely hold it in place.

In Fig. 11 of the drawings I have shown the arms 8 as cylindrical in form, into which is adapted to telescope the auxiliary arm 20, said auxiliary arm being held in cooperation with said arm 8 by means of a set-screw 21. It will thus be seen that by this construction the arms 8 may be elongated to any desired degree. In this instance the sights 9 are carried upon movable collar-sections 22 and are adapted to be disposed at different points upon the arms 8 and the auxiliary arms 20 by means of set-screws 23. 1

The various parts of my invention may thus be very cheaply-and expeditiously manufactured and readily assembled each in its respective operative position, the parts. being interchangeable for the purpose of replacement or repair, and while I have described the preferred combination and construction of parts deemed necessary in carrying out my invention I wish to comprehend all substantial equivalents and substitutes.

Believing that the advantages and manner of using my improved gun-sight have thus been made clearly apparent further description is deemed unnecessary.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein described adjustable gunsight comprising the clamping members 2 and 3 adapted to fit the end of the gun-barrels; means to. draw said parts tightly toward each other in contact with the barrels, said members each having upon its outer side a seat or bracket; arms adjustably mounted in said brackets; means to adjust said arms relative to the plane of the gun-barrels and additional means to adjust the sights carried by said arms whereby they may be located and multiplied in number as desired, all combined substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein-described adjustable gunsight comprising the clamping members 2 and 3, each having a bracket upon its outer side; an arm having a right-angled extension or stem 7 adapted to fit an aperture in said bracket; a

spring coiled around said stem and disposed to hold the arm normally downward, said arm having a rib 14 adapted to fit a notch or recess in the upper edge of the bracket whereby when the arm is moved forwardly or rearwardly said spring will yield to permit said rib to ride out of one recess into the next adacent one and thereby hold the arm against casual movement, substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth,

3. The herein described adjustable gunsight comprising suitable clamping members 2 and 3, means to connect said members and secure them to the gun-barrel; a bracket carried by each clamping member; each bracket having a vertically-disposed aperture therethrough and a plurality of recesses 15 and 16;

sight-carrying arms having right-angled ex-' tensions fitting said vertically-disposed apertures; each of said arms also having a rib to fit any of said recesses, and means to hold said rib within any of said recesses whereby the arms may be disposed at different angles to the longitudinal plane of the gun-barrel, as set forth.

4:. The herein-described adjustable gunsight comprising suitable clamping members 2 and 3, means to secure said members to the outer end of a gun-barrel, each of said'members having a bracket, an arm 8 pivotally mounted in each bracket, an auxiliary arm 20 telescopically mounted within said arm 8, a plurality of sights movably secured on said arms, and means to adjust said sights, as set forth.

In testimony'whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY o. EBY. 

